A Gulf War Veteran Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend and 3 Children Is Set for Execution
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Gulf War Army veteran convicted of the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three children has been scheduled for execution in Florida, the fourth death warrant signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Jeffrey Hutchinson, 59, is set to die by lethal injection May 1 at Florida State Prison […]
Calif. Army Vet Admits to Killing Kindergartner who Vanished on Walk to School
A U.S. Army veteran has admitted to killing a kindergartner on her walk to school, a crime that shocked the quiet Monterey County town of Seaside. Robert John Lanoue, 72, who pleaded guilty this week, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Five-year-old Anne Pham was one of 10 siblings living at […]
Army Veteran Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Homeless Man in Downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis. A lawyer for Karl P. Loucks, 42, entered the plea to a first-degree murder charge during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court. Loucks […]
Massachusetts Cold Case: Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Ex-Army Soldier, Mother of 2
A Mattapan, Massachusetts, man has been arrested for allegedly killing a mother of two more than 30 years ago, according to officials who said her “jealous and violent partner” set up a murder-for-hire plot. Michelle Miller, a former U.S. Army soldier, was 29 years old when she was last seen alive in Cambridge’s Central Square […]
Army Veteran Sentenced to Death for Killing 5 Women at a Florida Bank
A former prison guard trainee who executed five women inside a Florida bank almost six years ago was sentenced to death on Monday as his judge called the slayings calculated, heinous and cruel. Zephen Xaver, 27, appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the Highlands […]
Case Against Army Veteran Charged with Killing a Homeless Man in Memphis, Tennessee, Moves Forward
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and got into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, a security guard and a police investigator said Tuesday. The guard and the police sergeant testified during a preliminary hearing […]
Texas Governor Pardons Ex-Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. Abbott announced the pardon just a few minutes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced […]
Alabama Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Soldier, 19, on US Army Base in Germany 23 Years Ago
An Alabama man was convicted by a federal jury Monday of the 2001 strangling and beating death of a pregnant soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Shannon Wilkerson, 43, killed 19-year-old Amanda Gonzales, a fellow Army soldier, in Gonzales’ barracks room in Fliegerhorst Kaserne, then a U.S. Army base in Hanau, Germany, the […]
National Guard Apache Helicopter Crashes in Mississippi Killing Two Crew Members
A Mississippi National Guard AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in the northern part of the state near Booneville on Friday afternoon, a service component spokesperson confirmed. Two Guardsmen who were on board were killed in the mishap and safety crews were at the scene, according to a statement from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. The names […]
Former Service Member Found Dead at Fort Meade Suspected of Killing Son in Their Odenton Apartment
A retired service member found dead at Fort Meade on Wednesday morning is suspected of killing his 34-year-old son in their Odenton apartment, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Army officials from the fort released a bulletin Wednesday notifying the media of the on-site death, while the county department announced it was considering the deaths a murder-suicide. On […]